Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-10

poration of Congregational churches and the petition of Evergreen Cemetery association. Before the judiciary will be bills for stenog- raphers in Common Pleas courts; before the labor, factory inspection; military affairs, concerning trip of Second regiment to Wash ington; railroads, fixing fares; temperance. prohibiting sale of tobacco to minors, pro hibiting drinking of intoxicants by minors, to declare the character of what is offered for sale by liquor dealers.
 Below will be found a summary of the business transacted in the House and Senate:
 The Senate.
 The Senate was called to order at 10:45 a. m, and prayer was offered by the chaplain.
 daily at 1O:45 a. m except Tuesday and on that day at l. D. m ,. rr:,,, ,, tion of Tuesday directing the railroad commission to prepare bill enlarging their dut'es and II
 Committee reports nance)-Recommended that bill regarding tax liens go to the judiciary commit ven to issue bonds. Recommending that the bill concerning insurance brokers go to the 1nsur- ance committee; ordered.
 The adverse reports from the House on the fol- lowing matters were placed on the calendar: Mem bership in ecclesiastical societies; changing law re gsFdIisE fsE Iisf ten per cent pen"'' TOT nes'9c' A '' The T following favorable reports were received from the House and placed on the calendar: Reso-
 regarding borough in Torrington bill to pun tIe. tIe conceprning conc City bank of Hartfnrd
 Petition of R. H. Fletcher of Hartford concern ing legislative statistics, was rejected In concur
 Concurred in recommitting resolution to supply deficiency in Windham county court expenses. Senator Sumner called up hi resolution urging the early action by Congress for the protection ot our sea coasts. He made lengthy speech, and the resolution was unanimously passed.
 Fro the calendar the following were taken up: Bill placing trust and investment companies un- der the control of the bank commissioners was slightly amended and passed. u,.
 of Resonon amending the charter of the Durham Aqueduct company The Senate adjourned to 10:45 a.. m. Thursday. The House.
 Tha House was called to ord r at 10:30. Prayer was offered by the Rev. J. D. Fulton of Brooklyn Referred-The petition of citizens of dozen ol more towns for constitutional amendment "romb ting the liauor traffic; of many others to regulate the running of Sunday trains; or George l.. Chase and others in favor of free bridges
 Committee -Railroads-Favoraoe on a az ceptance of annual report of railroad commission CTS; accepted ,uo. Cities and boroughs-Favorable for borough mark in shelton; tabled for calendar.
 Adverse resout on amending charter or oorousn of Ansonia; reJec' ed
 Interpretations Favorable on resolution fncor noratipe the Father Matthew Roman Cathollc rem pperance society of Stamford; incorporating the Groton Heights Baptist church. Tabled for calen '1FFinance-Adverse on bill repeating act of last March granting $Iooo Reiectad ed rights-Adverse on petition ot Reuben J. Ford for restoration of forfeited rights Leave The special committee on the Israel Putnam camI ground the town of Bedding reported that they TabIed pending the introduction of resolution 1T form to carry out the object of the committee
 The following were then taken rom the caien dar: T, ,.. ;. .,,, Youne German-American association ana tne Herman Evangelical Lutheran St. Johns Con gregation unaltered Augsburg Confession n"-ah o1
 Restoring forfeited rights to Cornelius Shea ant Michael Smith, of Hartford, and Edson $. Beecher
 Extendine limits of the borough of Shelton amended bv giving voters in the annexed terri torv the priyiiese of voting at borough elections passed. :. oo ,,,